Pakistan Carrying Out Afghan Strikes To Exit Mecca Pact With Saudi Arabia, Turkey: Taliban

The Afghan Taliban has accused Pakistan of launching military strikes in Afghanistan to avoid fulfilling commitments under a regional pact. Pakistan allegedly frames these actions as a war to distract from its diplomatic obligations to Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
Why it matters
Reflects deteriorating diplomatic relations and regional instability between Pakistan and the Taliban-led Afghan government.
Mujahid alleged that Islamabad was deliberately portraying the situation as a war with Afghanistan to escape its commitments under…
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